Carton for fenders



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CARTON FOR FENDERS Filed May 25 1 FE-7 i [253/ 5/ a AT N Fatente May It, 1934 UNITED STATES CARTON FOR, FENDERS Delbert Kratz, South Bend, Ind, assignor to The Studebaker Corporation, South Bend, Ind, a corporation of New Jersey I Application May 25, 1931,,-Serial No. 539,665

3 Claims.

"This invention relates to a carton for packing automobile fenders for shipment and has for its principal object to provide a carton that is light, and at the same time, rigid and strong, so that 3 it will effectively protect the fender, both from scratches and abrasions to the surface thereof, and also from stresses and strains that might result in distortion of the fender.

It is a further object to provide a carton of the class described above that is cheap to manufacture and simple to construct and use, and light in weight so that the cost of shipping fenders may by this method be materially reduced.

Previously it has been the custom to ship ll fenders packed in wooden crates. It was found however, that such crates in order to provide the necessary protection had to be made very heavy and had to be extremely well braced which resulted in making such crates unduly expensive. I0 It was further found that such crates did not adequately protect the surfaces of finished fenders and that such fenders often received scratches and abrasions to the surfaces thereof during ship merit. In order to remedy this defect,'a crated carton was used in which the fender was protected against distortional stresses by the wooden crate and protected against injury to the surface by a heavy cardboard carton. While this method provided very satisfactory protection for the fenders, it was soon found to be almost prohibitively expensive to use by reason of the excessive cost of the crated carton itself and the additional express charges incurred by the excessive weight thereof. In order to overcome these disadvana tages, I have devised a carton that is cheap to manufacture and light in weight, but which at the same time has been found by actual test to provide ample protection to both the surface and the shape of the fender.

Having described the principal objects and the advantages of my invention, the same will now be briefly described in combination with the accompanying drawing in order that others skilled in the art may make and use the same. It is to be understood, however, that the drawing is to be taken for the purpose of illustration only and the invention is to be limited only by the scope of the sub-joined claims.

- Referring to the drawing:

'55 certain portions thereof being broken away to better illustrate the subject matter of this invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of one of the supporting elements of my device.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of another supporting'element, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a third supporting element shown mounted in a fragment of the carton.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, it will be seen that I' provide a carton generally indicated at 10 comprising a box of corrugated cardboard or other commercial material of the .proper dimensions' to freely receive the fender therein.

Within this carton at one end thereof, I provide I0 a structure generally indicated at 11 in Figure 2, and which is shown fully in perspective in Figure 3. *This structure comprises a fiat board 12of a length substantially equal to the interior width of the carton. Secured to one end of the board 12 by nails 13 and extending upwardly at right angles thereto, is a board 14 and somewhat spaced from the board 14. is a parallel board 15 secured to the board 12 by means of nails 16. Lying upon the upper ends of the boards 14 and 15, and seso cured thereto by nails 18 and 19 is a board 20, the length'of which is substantially equal to the width of the crown portion of the fender and the height of which above the board 12 is substantially equal to the maximum vertical dimension of 35- the fender apron.

From an inspection of Figure 2, it will be seen that the structure 11 is mounted in one end of the carton 10 and that the front portion or nose 22 of the fender rests upon the upper surface of the board 20. Referring to Figure l, the numeral 25 indicates a plurality of nails which are driven through the sides of the carton and into the structure of the member 11 in order to maintain the member 11 securely located in relation to the carton 10. The nails 25 are prevented from pulling through the sides of the paper carton by the large washers 26 inserted between the nail heads and the sides of the carton.

The numeral 30 generally indicates a wooden member shown in perspective in Figure 4 which comprises a square timber, the length of which is substantially equal to the interior width of the carton. Near one end the member 30 has a concave depression 31 therein which is cut out of one edge of the member leaving a triangle cross section as shown in Figure 2. This depression 31 is provided with a pad 32 and as illustrated in Figure 2, the member 30 is placed so that the pad I fits upon the rounded upper surface of the fender crown to prevent the fender from moving upward in relation to the carton. The member 30 is secured to the carton by means of nails 36 which are prevented from pulling through the sides of the carton by means of the interposed metal washers 37.

Again referring to Figure 2, it will be observed that at the opposite end of the carton from the member 11, a flat board 40, the length of which is substantially equal to the interior width of the carton, is placed upon the bottom of the carton and is secured to the carton by means of nails shown in Figure 1, which are prevented from pulling through the carton by means of washers 46.

The thin plate 42 provided at the rear end of the fender is placed upon the board 40 and the end of the fender flange 48 rests against the front end of the board. A second board 41 of the same dimensions as the board 40 is then placed upon the board 40 and the two boards are secured together by means of nails 49, clamping the thin end 42 of the fender between them. The board 41 is secured to the sides of the carton by means of nails and washers 51 as explained above.

In order to pack a fender in the carton, the member 11 and the board 40 are placed in the carton and secured thereto. The tender is then placed in the carton with the nose or front end 22 thereof resting upon the board 20 of the member 11, and the thin plate 42 at the rear end thereof resting upon the board 40. The board 41 is then placed in the carton and nailed down to the board 40 and secured to the sides of the carton, and the member 30 is placed in proper position upon the tender and the ends thereof are nailed to the sides of the carton as explained above. The fender is now rigidly positioned within the carton. The flaps or cover: 52 and 53 of the carton are now folded over into closed position and a series of narrow metal bands are tightly bound about the carton in a well known manner. The carton is now completed and with its contained fender is ready for shipment.

Having now described my invention and the method of using the same, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows.

What I claim is:

1. A shipping carton for an automobile fender comprising, a light weight cardboard box larger than the fender, means rigidly secured to the rear end of said fender and to said box, and extending entirely across said box at one end thereof, supporting means for the front end of said fender comprising a rigid frame secured to said box in the end opposite said first mentioned means, and a bar extending across said box having its ends secured thereto and bearing upon the top of said fender near the front end thereof to place the fender under longitudinal compression and the box under a corresponding tension whereby said fender and said two means will prevent material distortion of the box and said box will protect the surface of said fender from being marred.

2. A shipping carton for a distortable object such as an automobile fender comprising, a cardboard box larger than said fender, means for rigidly securing the rear end of the fender to one end of said box at the bottom thereof, means for supporting the front end of the fender above the bottom of said box, and means secured to the sides of. said box above said fender intermediate the length thereof for applying pressure to the top of said fender to maintain it in position under compression and said box under tension.

3. A Shipping carton for a curved object such as an automobile fender comprising, a light weight cardboard box larger than said fender, means extending entirely across one end of said box for securing the rear end of the fender to the box at the bottom thereof, means including a portion extending entirely across the other end of said box for supporting the front end of the fender above the bottom of said box, and means extending transversely across said box bearing upon the top of said fender intermediate the ends thereof re-acting against said first and second means to slightly straighten said fender to thereby place said fender under compression and said box under tension whereby said fender and securing means present distortion of said box and the box protects the surface of said fender.

DELBERT KRATZ. 

